Branding apparatus.



L. H. LE CLAIRE.

BRANDING APPEATS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, 1910.

984,768. v 4Patented Feb. 21,1911.

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LEE HOYT LE CLAIRE, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR T O THE LE CLAIREBRANDING IRON COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF COLORADO.

RANDING APPARATUS.

A Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 29, 1910.Serial No. 558,399.

ran-meu Feb. 21, 1911.

To (LU whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known `that l, Lan Hor'r Ln Cnamn, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county ot Denver and State ot Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in lranding Apparatus; andl do declare the following to be a tall` clear, and exact description otthe invcntiomsuch as will enable others skilled in the art towhich itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the ac:companying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference ma tredthereon. which form a part ot this specification.

My inventionv relates to improvements in branding apparatus and consistsof a special construction of. branding iron, connected with a conduit.the latter leading to a receptacle containing gasolene or othersutliciently volatile liquid for the purpose, the. extremity of theconduit Opposite the tool being equipped with a compressiblc bulbadapted to force air into and through the liquid receptacle, whereby theliquid is va'- porized and the vapor aerated to'produce a readilycombustible mixture which is carried to the branding tool .proper whereit is initially ignited, after which the. combustion is inadntained aslong as the tool is supplied with the combustible mixture.

The branding apparatus is portable, being mounted on a belt worn by theuser. the liquid receptacle being carried by the belt. which is alsoequipped with pockets adapted to receive the tool and bulb when not inuse. the belthaving loops to support the conduit which extends aroundthe belt.

Having briefly outlined mv improved construction. l will proceed todescribe the same in detail, reference. being made to the accompanyingdrawing in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

ln this drawing: Figure 1 is a front view of. my improved brandingapparatus., the

. or connected therewith. Fig.

supporting beltbeing shown in pcrspcctire and the branding devicesmounted thereon is a sectional i'icw in detail showing the brandingdevice proper. and cn a larger scale. Fig. il is a sectional view indetailshowing the branding tip or iron on a still larger scale. Fig. etis a sectional view taken through the liquid receptacle and illustratingits connection wit-h the. conduit, whereby airis forced there- 1 intoand the combustible mixture carried to the branding iron. the partsbeing shown on a larger scale than in Fig. 1.

The same reference characters indicate the `same parts in all the views.i

Let the numeral 5 designate a belt adapted to be fastened around thewaist. and for this purpose equipped with buckles. G and cooperatingstraps T. This belt is equipped l with a pocket S adapted to contain agaso- 1 lenc receptacle 9. luto the top of the receptacle is screwed ahard 1ubbei.plug 10 in I which are formed passages 1'2 and 13. the plughaving lateral extensions 11 and 15 through which these passages arecontinued,

the said extensions torming threaded nipples to which short hard rubbertubes 1 l and 15 are attached and over which the inner extremities ofthe. flexible conduits 16 and 17 l are slipped and held tightly in placethereon. The conduit member 16 has a compressible bulb 18 at its freeextremity. the said bulb being adapted. whe-n pressed. to force air intotheA receptacle 9 for the purpose ot' atomizing the ,volatile liquidtherein and 'Forming a combustible mixture which is forced outwardly'through the conduit 1T whose free extremity is sli pcd lover the hardrubber nipple 19 screwed upon one extremity Q0 of a tube .21 passingthrough a hollow handle 22. luto the opposite cxtremity ot this tube -21is screwed the branding iron or tip 23 which terminates in a hollowapproximately semispherical member 24 having perforations "25 to permitthe escape oi the combustible mixture. the part 2-1 extending uinrardlybeyond the perforations l5 as shown at Q6 and Jforming acirculaidcpression '2T coperating with the corresponding depression orchamber QS formed in an approximately semisphcrical detlector 2.9screwed upon the' threaded shank 3() of the branding tip. Thedepressions. 27 and Q8. cooperate to 'form a combustion chambercommunicating with the atmosphere through bers of the tip to permit theescape ot 'the products ot combustion.

When the device is not in use the bulb 18 may be inserted and carriedina pocket 32 and the branding iron and. its hand-le in .a pocket 5&3,both ot' vwhich are mounted on the belt and provided with hinged lids orcovers il and 35. Also mounted upOIl 'this belt 'in fied to readily.ignite.

a lamp carried in a pocket 36 and having a protruding burner 37 whichmay be employed for the initial heating of the tip preparatory to theignition of the combustible mixture. This heating of the tip isnecessary since the mixture 1s not snli'iciently gasi- The tip istherefore initially heated before supplying the combustible mixturethereto.'

When thedevice is in use, the belt 5 is not only buckled around theWaist of the user but-is also further supported by the straps 3S whichpass over his shoulders. The lamp 37 may first be lighted by the use ofan ordinary match, after whichthe tip is heated from the lamp to thenecessary degree. The combustible mixture, composed of air and vaporizedgasolene, as heretofore explained,

'is then delivered to the tip by the manipulation of the bulb 18 andthis supplyis continued in orde'x" that the temperature of the tip maybe maintained at the necessary degree for branding purposes.

By adjusting the detlector 29 upon the threaded shank 3() of thebranding tip, the1 size of the combustion chamber Q8 may be regulated atwill.

I claim is:

l. A hollow branding iron or tip, having its exterior surface convex andits inner surface concave and perforated for the escape Having thusdescribed my invention, what of combustible mixture, the said tip havingp on said shank and having its inner surface concave to coperate withthe adjacent concavity ofthe tip to form a combustion chamber, a hollowhandle detachably connected with the shank of the tip, and means forfluid to which the conduit leads, a second conduit leading from the saidreceptacle, and

' a compressible bulb connected with the'secv ond con-duit for forcingair through the Huid receptacle, for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination with a fluid receptacle i having flexible conduitsections in communi'- cation' therewith, a 'compressible -bulb connectedwith one conduit section, and a holT low concave branding tip connectedwith the other conduit. section and in communication therewith, thebranding tip having a threaded shank equipped with a deflector whoseinner surface is concave, and coperating with the concavity of the tipto form an adjust-able combustion chamber for the consumption of theaerated mixture delivered thereto.

5. The combination with a iuid receptacle, having flexible conduit-sections in communication therewith, acompressible bulb connected withone section, and a hollow, handle member connected with the othersection and in communication therewith, a hollow, concave branding tip,connected with the handle member and in communication with the pipe'section through the hollow of the handle member, the branding tiphaving a threaded shank equipped with a deflcctor whose inner surface isconcave and coperating with theconcavity of the tip to form anadjustable chamber for the c011- sumption of the aerated mixturedelivered thereto.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEE HOYT LE CLAIRE. W itnesses ELizABE'rH BOWEN, A. EBERT OBmniv.

